Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-11-11
HER VICTORY.
Why Jack Will Not Laugh at
Woman's Work Again.

"Whew! how hotr' exclaimed Jack
Tcnton, coming in the dining-room
mopping his face.
Don't talk about being hot, Jack,
you are only warm. I'd just like to
know how you would feel ifyou'd been
cooking yourself over the stove all the
morning" quietly observed his wife,
as she hastily arranged the dishes on
the table.
why" laughed he, II guess I'd feel
cooked. It's too hot to eat this kind of
weather, l think-what have you got
for dinnerp Is this ALP Who cares
for meat, potatoes, corn and such stuff
this weather? Why didn't you make
ice-cream? What have we got the
freezer forPn
"W ell now, Jack, do be reasonable;
how could do so much? l got up at
five (and | don't think country people
get up much carlier), went out and
millied the COW, churned, got break
fast before you were up, then while
you were getting ready, l dressed the
children, and that's tlsk you may
find out some day. You know Jennie and
May have the whooping cough, and /
had to be up ha,f the night; then baby's
cutting teeth, they kept me pretty
busy. After breakfast, / helped Polly
with the clothes, then there was the
house to clean up, bread to bake an
dinner to get. Jack, I'd like to see
you have that much work and sit
down and freeze cream
"Bet | could do it. You women
make too much ado about nothing.
I've been making out reports all the
morning, and the confounded things
won't come out right. Pm twenty
dollars short. Amt that enough to
put man out of paticnceP"
"a man? Yes, 1 suppose So" she
quietly remarked.
"Well, now, you think you could
do better, don't you? I've n mind
to let you try"
very well, will, we'll do Just as
that woman in story read years ago
did, and I'll bet you give in just as he
did"
"What will you bet?"
my five-dollar gold piece father
gave me last week"
Done, we'll begin tomorrow, and
You may as well try your hand on
the reports" he said with ill-sup-
pressed laughter.
"Yes? Very well, and you must be
very careful about the ironing"
''What do you take me forP Any
baby can iron"
She, smiling sweetly, said; "Wait till
tomorrow night"
Next morning she reused him early
and sent him out to milk. 1t took him
until six to get ready (only an hour).
and twas nearly seven when he re-
turned. His wife, lazily yawning, said:
Hurry, Jack, get breakfast or I'll be
late"
Pulling himself together he hastily
left the room. He cut his finger in try
ing to split kipdling, burnt his hand
in starting the fire, and after running
around for an hour announced "break-
fast ready"
She arose, dressed hurriedly, drank
a cup of slop (called by courtesy cof-
fee) ate a piece of bread and butter.
fine breakfast. called to him to dress
the children, wash the windows, feed
the chickens. scrub the porch, etc, etc.
Then tripping along, half smiling,
she tried to think what he would do.
Having walked several squares (they
lived in the suburbs of city of about
twenty-five thousandJ she hailed car
and in a few minutes alighted at his
office.
In she went, raised the windows,
arranged his papers; she had often
helped him just after they were mar
ried, then began looking over his trou-
blesome report. just as she was busy
counting away-"ding, ding, ding!'
rang the telephone bell "Hello!" she
called, mimicng her husba ID S voice.
'Is that you, TentonPn
'Yes," came the answer.
"Are you too tired from Yesterdays
run to go down the river with us?
There's no one to 'squeal' and you can
bring your reports as you did yester-
day."
We'll" she thought, "this is taking
his place in earnest" Scarcely taking
time to to think, she said:
mot to-day. I'll fix up my papers
first"
"Oh, all right" came the answer.
"He's pretty fellow telling me he's
so hot, and going out having a good
time. Very well, I'll just fix him. I'll
get those reports out, and then write
TO the boss for vacation!'
If he could have seen her laugh.
hugely enjoying herself at his expense
he would have been even more angry
than he was.
At noon she sauntered into the din
ing room saying: "Whew! how hot!"
He, taken unawares, replied: "If
you'd been in the kit" then re-
membering, bit his lip and hurried to
the kitchen.
The children came running to meet
mamma" and such sight
"Why, Jack, you've put Jennio's
dress on wrong side out, and Nays